Demetrius, thou dost overween in all;
And so in this, to bear me down with braves.
Shak.
Brave, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Braved (brvd); p. pr. & vb. n. Braving.] 1. To encounter with courage and fortitude; to set at defiance; to defy; to dare.
These I can brave, but those I can not bear.
Dryden.